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	What to do with your furniture? By location: Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, London, Lothian, Monmouthshire, National, Surrey, Sussex, West Midlands, Yorkshire. The Furniture Reuse Network - The FRN is the only umbrella organisation for around 300 furniture recycling projects throughout the UK. Unwanted furniture is donated by the general public, collected free of charge by local projects and sold on to people on low-incomes. FRN member projects limit their supply to people in need through a system of referral from welfare agencies. It is the intention of the FRN to distinguish itself from second hand dealers and other charity shops that sell to the general public, including dealers on a regular basis. Here is the FRN Directory.
	Unlike many other recycled materials that face a problem of not having an end market, furniture recycling charities are attempting to satisfy a massive demand for furniture from people on very low incomes. Many FRN members report that demand exceeds supply by up to 50%. FRN estimates that charitable furniture projects redistribute over £13 million items of furniture every year. FRN 48-54 West Street St Philips Bristol BS2 0BL Email: info@frn.org.uk Tel: 0117 954 3571 Fax: 0117 954 3570 -oOo- Other organisations ELVON Recycling Project - want all of your unwanted household furniture, white goods and bric-a-brac. Address: 82 High Steet,Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, EH33 2ER Phone: (01875) 615891 Fax: 01875 615423 Email: Recyclingfirst@btinternet.com The West Kent YMCA Trading Company will take cupboards, desks, display units, beds, sofas, welsh dressers and any type of furniture that has a fire saftey label. They sell the furniture at a nominal cost to the public and funds raised go to YMCA Projects. Ryder House, 1-23 Belgrave Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2BP Phone: 01892 615612 Email: pc.wizard@tiscali.co.uk Emmaus - All types of furniture, white goods, bedding, clothing, bric a brac, garden equipment and other household goods. There are 15 Emmaus Shops in England + Scotland. Click here to find your nearest shop. Currently there are shops in Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Colchester, Coventry, Glasgow, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Nailsworth, Greenwich, Leeds, Ashton-under-Lyme, St. Albans, Dover and Carlton (Beds). HomeMakers Community Recycling - Furniture, White Goods, Electrical Items, Office Equipment & Computer Equipment. Address: HomeMakers Community Recycling, St Michaels Rd, Abergavenny Tel: 01873 857618 Web: www.hmcrecycling.co.uk Ladywood Furniture Project - We are a charity, we collect throughout Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield and Solihull, we collect FREE OF CHARGE from households and business all free standing items of furniture and appliances which we distribute to individuals and families that are in need. We undertake house and business clearance but there is a charge for this service. Our customer helpline are there to make your bookings between 9 and 3 daily. Address: 48 Eyre Street, Birmingham B18 7AA Phone: 0121 455 7133 Fax: 0121 4557616 Email: conorbarry@btconnect.com Web: www.ladywoodfurnitureproject.org STAAR Furniture - collect suites, chairs, tables, cupboards, wardrobes, sideboards, beds - no electrical/white goods, and all upholstered furniture must be fire tagged. Address: 172 Chervil Rise, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, WV10 0HR Tel: 01902 572 037 Fax: 01902 553 916 Email: staar@stuarthomfray.co.uk St George's House Furniture Project - we collect household items particularly three piece suites, beds (both with appropriate fire retardent labels) tables, wardrobes and any other items that can help to establish, maintain and support a home/tenancy. We do not accept electrical items for health and safety reasons. We re-distribute the donations to vulnerable individuals/families within the community. These include a local womens refuge, ex-homeless people, asylum seekers/refugees, ex-offendors and single parents. Our premises are accessable to disabled clients and we reflect the diverse community we serve. Unit 104, Upper Villiers Street, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton Tel: 01902 714746 Email: stgeorgesfp@hotmail.com Wesley Community Furniture Project "We accept donations of all household items that can be reused (but cannot accept pre-1988 Fire Regulation foam covered furniture or gas cookers. Please bring to our shops or PHONE our Transport Office to arrange collection (during shop hours 9.30-3.30pm Mon-Fri)." 56/58 Lloyd Street South, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 7HT Phone: 0161 226 9051 Fax: 0161 232 0631 Email: info@thewesley.org.uk St Ann's Hospice - "we collect furniture, white goods, electrical goods, clothes, books, bric-a-brac and audio/visual media." St Ann's Road North, Heald Green, Stockport, SK8 3SZ Tel: 0161 445 7990 Email: alord@sah.org.uk Web: www.sah.org.uk Surrey Waste Management "We accept unwanted household furniture for reuse at three of Surrey's Community Recycling Centres (commonly known as the 'local tip') on Blenheim Road in Epsom, Horley Road in Redhill and Guildford Road in Farnham. Three local charities collect any suitable furniture and redistribute it to those who are disadvantaged and/or on low incomes. We can accept chairs, sofas, tables, wardrobes and other pieces of furniture as long as it meets the following criteria: is clean and unstained; rip and tear free; in full working order and has a 1988 fire label on it." Philip Short Surrey Waste Management, Vine Court, Chalkpit Lane, Dorking Surrey RH4 1AJ Phone: 01306 748 300 Fax: 01306 875 497 Email: surrey.waste@sita.co.uk Web: www.surreywaste.co.uk adaption4action - Adaption and recycling of old,broken or unwanted furniture into beautiful furniture. Address: 62A Tideswell Rd, Eastbourne, East Sussex Phone: 01323 732302 Email: adaption4action@yahoo.co.uk Green-Works - is a not-for-profit social enterprise that bridges the gap between organisations that have redundant office equipment and schools, charities, community groups and start-up businesses that need it. Up until now large quantities of used and second-hand office furniture have been inaccessible to the third sector. Green-Works supplies this quality office furniture at discounted prices, and at low cost can deliver to recipient organisations. Our range of furniture changes constantly and we have everything from desks and filing cabinets to conference tables and chairs, from pedestals to coat-stands and even stationery. 2nd Floor, Downstream, 1 London Bridge, London SE1 9BG Phone: 0845 230 2231 Email: info@green-works.co.uk Web: www.green-works.co.uk Kings Church Brentwood - Furniture exchange "We are lookimg for furniture and white goods. Please contact us if you can help". 39-41 High Street, Brentwood, Essex Phone: 01277 202722 Fax: 01277 202722 Email: kingschurchbrentwood@btinternet.com The WHCVS Furniture Scheme We are a charitable organisation supplying good quality second hand furniture to those in need and the community. We accept all kinds of household items from white goods to babies furniture. We also follow strict guide lines to make sure the furniture collected conform with regulations so our clients receive safe furniture. Please visit our website for further details. Phone: 01707 395635 Email: whcvsfurniturescheme@hotmail.com Web: www.whcvsfs.org.uk Windhill Community Furniture Store The project started in 1988, by a group of volunteers, in response to the increasing number of local people approaching Windhill Community Centre, who were in need of furniture and on a low income. We therefore established our own Furniture Store so that we were more able to meet some of their needs. This was supported by the Association through the allocation of Community Development Worker time and administration support from the Centre. 7, Cragg Road Windhill Shipley West Yorkshire Email: furniture@windhill.org.uk Tel: 01274 593196 · alu cans · batteries · bicycles · books · cardboard · CDs · clothes · coins · computers · curtains · fluorescent tubes · fridges · furniture · glass · hearing aids · inkjet cartridges · juice cartons · junk mail · landline phones · light bulbs · medical equipment · medicines · metals · mobile phones · motor oil · office furniture · organic waste · paint · paint stripper · pallets · paper · plastic · printed circuit boards · printer cartridges · sewing machines · spectacles · stamps · steel cans · televisions · tetrapacks · tools · tyres · vegetable oil · vinyl records · yellow pages · WEEE ·white spirit · wood ·

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